A maximum upside / minimum downside approach to the traditional optimization of open pit mine design

Journal of Mining Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-82

  Dimitrakopoulos, R ^a   Martinez, L ^b   Ramazan, S ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c Rio Tinto Limited Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Downside; Economic evaluation; Open pit optimization; Stochastic simulation; Upside

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC EVALUATION; OPEN PIT OPTIMIZATION; RISK QUANTIFICATION; STOCHASTIC SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MINES; OPEN PIT MINING; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 34250173438     PISSN: 10627391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10913-007-0009-3     Document Type: Article

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